to arrange for the going of; enable to go or attend: to send one's son to college

to cause or force to move, as by releasing, hitting, discharging, throwing, etc.: he sent the ball over the fence

to bring or drive into some state or condition: sent him to his ruin

to cause to happen, come, etc.; give: a misfortune sent by the gods

☆ Slang to make very excited or exhilarated; thrill

Origin of send

Middle English senden ; from Old English sendan, akin to German senden, Gothic sandjan, causative formation, “to cause to go” ; from Indo-European base an unverified form sent-, to go, find out, discover from source Classical Latin sentire, to feel, sense, Old Irish sēt, way

send

To cause to be conveyed by an intermediary to a destination: send goods by plane.

To dispatch, as by a communications medium: send a message by radio.

a. To direct to go on a mission: sent troops into the Middle East.

b. To require or enable to go: sent her children to college.

c. To direct (a person) to a source of information; refer: sent the student to the reference section of the library.

a. To give off (heat, for example); emit or issue: a stove that sends forth great warmth.

b. To utter or otherwise emit (sound): sent forth a cry of pain.

To hit so as to direct or propel with force; drive: The batter sent the ball to left field. The slap on my back sent me staggering.

To cause to take place or occur: We will meet whatever vicissitudes fate may send.

a. To put or drive into a given state or condition: horrifying news that sent them into a panic.

b. Slang To transport with delight; carry away: That music really sends me.

verb

, intransitive

To dispatch someone to do an errand or convey a message: Let's send out for hamburgers.

To dispatch a request or order, especially by mail: send away for a new catalogue.

To transmit a message or messages: The radio operator was still sending when the ship went down.

Phrasal Verbs: send downChiefly British To suspend or dismiss from a university. send for To request to come by means of a message or messenger; summon. send in To cause to arrive or to be delivered to the recipient: Let's send in a letter of protest.Sports To put (a player) into or back into a game or contest: The coach is sending in the kicker. To cause (someone) to arrive in or become involved in a particular place or situation: The commander sent in the sappers. It's time to send in the lawyers.send offSports To eject (a player), as from a soccer game, especially for a flagrant violation of the rules. send upInformal To send to jail: was sent up for 20 years. To make a parody of: “grandiloquently eccentric but witty verbiage &ellipsis; that would send up the nastiness of suburban London”(New York).

Origin of send

Middle English senden, from Old English sendan; see sent- in Indo-European roots.